1. The Covenant

2. What do we call the sacred writings that are considered the word of God?

3. What do we call the sacred writings that are considered the word of God?
SCRIPTURE

4. What is a covenant?

5. What is a covenant?
A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO PARTIES

6. What is monotheism?

7. What is monotheism?
BELIEF IN ONE GOD

8. What is polytheism?

9. What is polytheism?
BELIEF IN MANY GODS

10. How did Abraham prove his faith to God?

11. How did Abraham prove his faith to God?
HE WAS WILLING TO SACRIFICE HIS SON ISAAC

12. The Commandments

13. What is the exodus?

14. What is the exodus?
THE GREAT ESCAPE FROM EGYPT

15. How did Moses and his people cross the Red Sea when they fled from the Egyptian pharaoh?

16. How did Moses and his people cross the Red Sea when they fled from the Egyptian pharaoh?
GOD HELPED MOSES PART THE RED SEA

17. What is the purpose of the ten commandments?

18. What is the purpose of the ten commandments?
BASIC RULES FOR HOW TO TREAT GOD AND OTHER HUMANS

19. Which books do the Torah contain?

20. Which books do the Torah contain?
GENESIS, EXODUS, LEVITICUS, NUMBERS & DEUTERONOMY

21. The Prophets

22. What is a prophet?

23. What is a prophet?
A PERSON WHO IS INSPIRED BY GOD

24. Who united Israel?

25. Who united Israel?
DAVID

26. Who helped Israel prosper and build a temple?

27. Who helped Israel prosper and build a temple?
SOLOMON

28. Who warned the Northern Kingdom of Israel about their destruction if they didn’t change their ways?

29. Who warned the Northern Kingdom of Israel about their destruction if they didn’t change their ways?
AMOS

30. The Life of Jesus

31. Which book contains the life of Jesus, written by his followers?

32. Which book contains the life of Jesus, written by his followers?
THE GOSPELS

33. Which two commandments are the most important according to Jesus?

34. Which two commandments are the most important according to Jesus?
LOVE GOD AND LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR

35. What is the name of the speech that Jesus gave from a hilltop?

36. What is the name of the speech that Jesus gave from a hilltop?
SERMON ON THE MOUNT

37. Who betrayed Jesus?

38. Who betrayed Jesus?
JUDAS

39. What is a parable?

40. What is a parable?
A BRIEF MORAL STORY

41. The Rise of Christianity

42. How was Paul converted to Christianity?
He had a vision and heard the voice of Jesus

43. What were the letters that Paul wrote to Christians called?

44. What were the letters that Paul wrote to Christians called?
epistles

45. What was the Edict of Milan?

46. What was the Edict of Milan?
A document that declared that Christian churches could exist legally in the Roman Empire

47. What was the Nicene Creed?

48. What was the Nicene Creed?
The bishop’s statement of Christian belief

49. Ideas about God and Humanity

50. What beliefs do Jews and Christians share?

51. What beliefs do Jews and Christians share?
There is one God
God wants all people to avoid evil and do good

52. What does original sin mean to Christians?

53. What does original sin mean to Christians?
Adam and Eve’s disobedience

54. How do Christians believe humans can live good lives?

55. How do Christians believe humans can live good lives?
With the help of God AND grace

56. What do Jews believe about the end of the world?

57. What do Jews believe about the end of the world?
God will choose a Messiah
The Messiah will bring all Jews home to Israel
The Messiah will rebuild the Temple and restore worship there